Understanding Perceptions of Victimization

A Critical Analysis of Gay and Bisexual Male Grindr Users Negotiations of Safety and Risk

Dados Bibliográficos

ID8401253
AutoresBen Colliver (0000-0003-0375-9410, autor correspondente)
Ano2024
Volume64
Fascículo2
Páginas487-502
Data de publicação2024-02-15
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoThe British Journal of Criminology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0007-0955 • E-ISSN: 1464-3529
EditoraOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/bjc/azad043
OpenAlexW4386100638
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas47

The victimization of gay and bisexual men has gained significant academic and social attention, with that focus extending to the role of digital victimization. Grindr has dominated the market for online dating apps targeting gay, bisexual, trans and queer people. Drawing on qualitative data collected from men who use Grindr, this paper addresses a gap in criminological literature by exploring the way that men that have sex with men negotiate perceptions of safety when engaging in real-world meetings that have been facilitated by Grindr. It is argued throughout this paper that risk-reduction strategies adopted by interviewees only reduce the perception of risk, rather than the actual risk of experiencing violent victimization. As such, it is claimed exploring digital integration offers a more nuanced reading of the intertwined and fraught relations of risk and safety within digital and physical spaces

Focus group · Negotiation · Perception · Political science · Qualitative research · Queer · Reading (process) · Sociology · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology